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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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